Telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope have enabled us to see and discover both inside our solar system and out. [20 words] http://hubble.nasa.gov/index.php

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http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/images/sun/

The sun’s gravitational field holds the solar system together. It has its own weather which sometimes creates storms that eject steams of fire from the surface off the sun. The storms create solar flares whose power surges can damage services on Earth. [45 words]

Credit: NASA. The Hubble Telescope went under repair by astronauts in 2002.

http://www.skyimagelab.com/hubblesaturn.html

The rings of Saturn were first seen in 1610 by Galileo, the inventor of the telescope. The beauty of Saturn’s rings still fill us with wonder and astonishment. But why do they exist? What are they made of? Saturn is just one of 9 planets. It is in the group of outer planets called gas giants. What are the others? Study these pictures & find 3 details in these pictures to share. What do you know about our solar system? [80 words]

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